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noun

Aeaea

gen. Aeae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= Αἰαίη, acc. to fable
the island in the Tyrrhene Sea where the Circe of Homer had her abode; and where; the later Circeii was situated
the island in the Tyrrhene Sea where the Circe of Homer had her abode, and where, acc. to Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 58, the later Circeii was situated, now called Monte Circello. Acc. to Mela, 2, 7 med., it was the abode of Calypso.
Perseus ID: n1122 Key: Aeaea